Mariana Caetano is an actor and singer-songwriter who was born in Rio de Janeiro and came to France in 2004. She has two solo albums to her name, Caju and Mé ô Mond. She immediately hit it off with Breton accordion player Yann Le Corre (Karma, Kreiz Breizh Akademi#3, ‘Ndiaz, Nor Quartet, Jean Louis Le Vallégant, Faustine Audebert) due to their shared love of Brazil’s Nordeste region, where they both had travelled. This is the area where forró comes from, a dance style with a range of variations such as baião, xote, quadrille, coco, frevo and ciranda. The third member of Bel Air de Forro is percussionist and São Paulo native Marcelo Costa (Um Trio Viralata, Dañs er Jeko, Antônio Nobrega, etc.) who specialises in the pandeiro (Brazilian tambourine) and zabumba (bass drum from North-eastern Brazil).

With their constant quest for a unique world of sound, building bridges between forró itself, simpler traditional rhythms and richer, more modern harmonies, Mariana Caetano, Yann Le Corre and Marcelo Costa form a formidable outfit that will get you dancing. With Mariana’s deep voice using both French and Portuguese, the group delights audiences with its energy, fresh sound and generous musical approach.

Take up their invitation to dance with a partner, your family or a group of friends.